The Sonographer's Journey
From DMS programs and ARDMS exams to the stories behind the science of ultrasound.
The answers and the wonder, running side by side. Above, the practical guidance that gets you into ultrasound school, through a Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program, and across the finish line of your ARDMS registry exams. Below, the stories, discoveries, and unexpected history behind the science of sound.
For the future sonographer.
The roadmap I wish someone had handed me on day one of ultrasound school.
Ultrasound Physics: Why Smart Students Fail It
Why physics is the course students fear most, and the system that gets you through the SPI.
How Much Do Sonographers Make?
The real BLS median, pay by setting, specialty, and state, and how to land on the higher end.
Prerequisites and GPA: What You Actually Need
The exact prerequisites and GPA, and how to become the applicant who gets in.
For the curious.
The stories behind the science of ultrasound - from forgotten discoveries to world-changing breakthroughs. Wonder first, physics underneath.
The Woman Who Solved the Shape of Sound
Sophie Germain hid behind a man's name and solved the one problem all of Europe called impossible.
The History of Medical Ultrasound
How seeing with sound went from submarine detection to the first look at an unborn child.
The Iceberg That Changed How We Listen
Two years after the Titanic, an engineer timed an echo off an iceberg with a stopwatch.